WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15915, 7 November 1913, Page 6

WELLINGTON COMPETITIONS.

(Pee United Pbess Association.)

WELLINGTON, November 6.

The competitions were continued on Wednesday with an improved audience in the evening. The following results were announced:—

Prepared reading—Mass Lilian Prichard (Melbourne) 121 points, 1; Dr Hales (Wellington) 113 points, 2. Recitation (girls under 21—Miss Alma Brashing (Palmerston North), 107 points, 1; Miss Peggy Reeves (Wellington), 104 points, 2; Miss Inez Mitchell (Palmerston North), 103 points, 3. Recitation (boys under 16, test), Leonard Power, 118 points, 1; Fergus Reeves, 104 points, 2; H. Wood (Masterton), 104 points, 3. Musical monologue (men) —Kevin Dillon (Greymouth),, 140 points, 1; P. ,A. Jones, 134 points, 2; Norman Aiken, 130 points, 3.

Piano solo (under 16) —Miss Florence Fitzgerald, 132 points, 1; Miss Alberta Muir (Te Horo), 125 points, 2; Geo. Mackay, 120 points,

Humorous recitation (own selection) —W. Crawford (Dunedin), , 117 points, 1; R. Shorney (Wellington), 110 points, 2. Tenor solo, "Ichabod" (test)—Geo. J Blackde (Dunedin), 113 points, 1.

Song (girls under 21; own selection) — Miss Doris Signal (Foxton), 111 points, 1; Olga Nicholson (Levin), 106 points, 2; Ivy Stewart (Brooklyn), 105 points, 3. Story without words—Miss Ethel Lissack and Dr Hales, 126 points, 1; Mrs M. Millar and C. B. Russell, 120 points, 2; Miss, Prichard and E. F. Luks, 116 points, 3. The chief feature of the Competitions to-day was the adjudication upon the pianoforte solo championship.' The judge (Mr Harold Gregßon) placed Miss Kathleen Kreswell (Ashburton), 146 marks, 1; Miss K. Quill (Otaki), 140 marks, 2; Miss P. Hanify (Wellington), 136 marks, 3; and Miss Madoline Webb (Auckland), 135 marks, 4. Hon mention: !£iss Vera Moore (Dunedin), 134; Mi6s Bertha Baker (Dunedin), 133; Amy Eingtfln (Wellington), 129. The contest was spread over two days, 17 competing. Other competitions resulted as follows : —

Oration (own selection from eminent opeaker}.—K. Dillon '(Greiymoutl)}, 1; Henry Moston (Wanganui) and Byron Brown (OtakiJ, equal, 2. Recitation (hoys under 14, not professionally taught).—Alfred Lancaster (Kilbirnie), 100 marks, 1; Ernest §eon Brown (Dunedin), 91 marks, 2. Ladies' Humorous Recital (own selection).—Miss Lilian Frit-chard (Melbourne), ll; Miss Maud Pitcher (Dunedin), 2; Miss Marie Fix (Wellington), 3. Soprano Solo (" Vilanelle," or Mollieon'fi " Morning Song Miss Olga Nicholson (Levin), 123 marks, 1; Miss H ermine Wiesner (Eketahuna), I'lß marks, 2; Miss Kathleen Wheeler (Southland), 114 marks, 3.

Song, with obligato.—Mrs Ivo Symes (Wangatini), 155 marks, 1; Miss Tui Hiketa, 148 marks, 2: Miss DoTothy Jones, 147 marks, 3.